Knous Surname

367,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Knous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Knous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9131:396,99834,792
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Knous Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Knous Come From? nationality or country of origin

Knous is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Knous.

How Common Is The Last Name Knous? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 367,445th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,436,271 people. The last name Knous is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Knous live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 913 people, or 1 in 396,998. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 39 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Knous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Knous has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Knous last name rose 886 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Knous Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Knous last name are 29.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Knous earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning $40,853 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knouse912,128/
Knoush91767/
Knouss9135/
Khnous916/
Knoust910/
Knouts910/
Knus89129/
Knos89101/
Kennous835/
Knoutse831/
Knousse831/
Knaus8011,913/
Knouz80279/
Knose80190/
Knoss80109/
Knosh8047/
Knoos8028/
Knois8016/
Knohs806/
Kneus804/
Knuus803/
Knuse802/
Knoys802/
Khnos802/
Knhus801/
Knusz801/
Knoes801/
Knusp801/
Knuss800/
Cnous800/
Kennouss771/
Knauss733,651/
Knaust73972/
Kneuss73547/
Knausz73299/
Knause73256/
Knoess73128/
Knuist73105/
Knauts7369/
Kneuts7337/
Kneuse7335/
Kennos7329/
Kennus7323/
Knauhs7320/
Knowes7318/
Knæhus739/
Knudse738/
Knoost737/
Knusch733/
Knoths732/
Knot's732/
Knosch731/
Knnust731/
Knohse731/
Knoutz731/
Knuuts731/
Knotss731/
Knnots731/
Knushe730/
Knoshe730/
Knaues730/
Knas67232/
Knosová6739/
Knoß6735/
Knoz6723/
Kennaus6719/
Kennouz678/
Cnos673/
Knuz673/
Knowies673/
Knusova673/
Knotsch672/
Knosova671/
Knouche671/
Qnus671/
Kennoys670/
Knausse670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Knous
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